Stopcock

Meaning

Noun

●

A

,

or

which

the

of

or

through a pipe.

●

In British English:

A main

for water to a home from a

supply. Usually these

, one outside the

and one inside the

.

Verb

●

To control the

in (an

) by

the well

and the

except during set

when the

is

or pumped.

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